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‘About three months after returning to the States after living abroad for the past two years I decided to attend a meditation retreat in north Georgia. It was a weekend retreat at a cabin in the woods that was attended by all women. At the beginning of the retreat we drew oracle cards to set the tone for the coming weekend. Mine was titled ‘Passion’ and said: ‘Resurrect a childhood dream. Let your passion take flight’. Sounded exciting. I gave it no further thought than that, though, and carried on. The retreat was filled with magical experiences and heart-felt connections throughout the entire weekend. We experienced wonderful heart-opening activities that opened us up to the unseen realms of Spirit and allowed us to move deeper into ourselves. On the very last day we were given one last meditative process to work with. It was a nature meditation in which we were to go into the woods on our own, find a spot that called to us, sit down and allow Mother Earth to help us release that which no longer served us. I walked deep into the forest and found a nice clearing beside a stream, beneath a tree. I made myself comfortable and began to release. I could feel the layers and layers melting off me. Letting go felt good. More and more released into the earth: old ideas, limiting belief patterns, debris, just moved out of me and into the Earth to be transmuted. Then I was empty. And it felt so good. I was clear. And really I wasn’t empty, but filled with light. I opened my eyes and looked around me. The sun had gone. Then it came out again. Suddenly I felt a wave of warm energy encircling me. I could feel the presence of Mother Earth beneath me and all around me, and within that energy another presence could be felt, separate and yet part of it. I knew without knowing it was the faeries! And then I heard them speak without words. I saw a picture of the card I’d drawn flash into my mind’s eye, and like a stream of consciousness that poured in I understood what they said without speaking. As a result of that day, I have spent the last eight years working with faeries, sharing their message of wisdom, love and light, as they had requested on that day. Before then, I’d had some magnificent spiritual experiences – transient glimpses into the unseen realms of light. Up until then, however, I would explain many of these as ‘breadcrumbs’ on my path of searching. That day in the forest, I truly awakened – to who I am and my divine purpose. Ever since my life has been devoted to planetary healing and transformation. Helping others awaken their connection to nature. And it all began with opening my heart as I listened. I believe they are gently nudging many of us now – to open our hearts to magic and remember!’ ‘This experience was not highly visual. My eyes were closed until the end. I felt their presence, and yet flashes of light swirled and sparkled.’ ‘Again, the sound is hard to describe. I understood, and the understanding translated into words and yet it was more image and tone based.’ ‘When you know [it is a fairy], you know. You can feel it in your heart. I have often worked with and felt the presence of angels. The energy is different, very distinct.’ ‘I believe [fairies] are a race of light beings and their work and existence is integral to the evolution, health and growth of our planet.’ This is the definition that they have shared with me: ‘The Faeries are a divinely guided race of light beings who are committed to the evolution of the Earth in time and space.’ Their destiny is intimately interlinked to the Earth and as such they are also intertwined with ours. They share that the heart is the portal through which we can access the faery realm